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Levu. Until lately the reefs have not been fished, excepting 

 in an irregular and indifferent way. The native wars which 

 raged between the tribes of the north coasts of the above- 

 named islands for the ten or fifteen years preceding 1863-4. 

 and from which they have never recovered, made them poor 

 and indolent. Their family power and relationship was 

 weakened, and in some instances destroyed, and no one chief 

 las until recently been established as a ruler. 



The Fijian Government has determined to put a stop to 

 indiscriminate beche-de-mer fishing all the year round, and by a 

 recent ordinance, licenses for this fishing will be granted for 

 such times, and under such limitations, as the Governor may 

 direct. 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



MORE HINTS FOR CAPITALISTS. 



;HE long list of Fijian products and industries is not yet 



iiausted, and I learn that the efforts made to introduce the 



Agora goat into the group, and to make it profitable in a 



>mmercial sense, have been attended with the success which 



.iey deserved. Five years ago, the Honourable R. B. Leefe 



ndertook the introduction of the angora goat on his estate at 



he Nananas on the Ra Coast. He commenced with seventy 



does and two pure bucks, the number of the latter being 



increased from time to time as occasion required. The flock 



in June, 1879, consisted of one hundred common does and 



four pure bucks, seven hundred first and second cross does, 



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